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Gnìomhairean riaghailteach san tràth theachdail 2

Regular verbs in the future tense 2

In A2, we saw gnìomhairean riaghailteach san tràth theachdail (regular verbs in the future tense). To make the future tense we add ‑idh or ‑aidh to the root form, in most cases.

For the negative  form we used Cha +  root (command form), lenited where possible, with the exception of some verbs beginning with t and d.

RootPrimary (Positive statement)Secondary (negative statement)
cuir!cuiridhcha chuir
put!will putwill not put
ionnsaich!ionnsaichidhchan ionnsaich
learn!will learnwon’t learn

And we use An …? and Nach …? to make the question forms.

Secondary
(question)
Secondary (negative question)Secondary
an cuir …?nach cuir …?… gun cuir
will … put?won’t … enjoy …?… that … will put …
an ionnsaich …?nach ionnsaich …?… gun ionnsaich …
will … learn …?won’t … learn …?… that … will learn
An cuir thu ceist air an tidsear?CuiridhCha chuir
An ionnsaich thu cànan eile?IonnsaichidhChan ionnsaich

Note that there are some regular verbs which slightly shorten their root when adding -idh, but we’ll cover that in a future topic. Here are just a few:

RootPrimary (Positive statement)Secondary (negative statement)
bruidhinn!bruidhnidhcha bhruidhinn
speakwill speakwon’t speak
freagairfreagraidhcha fhreagair
answer!will answer.won’t answer.

Again, we use An …? and Nach …? to make the question forms.

Secondary (question)Secondary (negative question)Secondary
am bruidhinn …?nach bruidhinn …?… gum bruidhinn …
will … speak?will speakwon’t speak
am freagair …?nach freagair …?… gum freagair
will … answer?won’t … answer …?… that … will answer …
an innis …?nach innis …?… gun innis …
will … tell …?won’t … tell …?… that … will tell
Am bruidhinn thu ris an oide?BruidhnidhCha bhruidhinn
Am freagair sibh na ceistean gu lèir?FreagraidhCha fhreagair
Nach innis iad dhi gu bheil rudeigin ceàrr?InnsidhChan innis

And from A2 you’ll remember that we learned about an tràth teachdail dàimheach (the relative future tense) with the ending -as (or -eas):

Cuin a bhruidhneas …?Cuin a bhruidhneas an tidsear ris?
When will … speak …?When will the teacher speak to him?
a fhreagras …?Cò fhreagras a’ cheist sin?
Who will answer …?Who will answer that question?
Dè a dh’innseas …?Dè a dh’innseas sin dhut?
What will … tell …?What will that tell you?
Ciamar a chuireas …?Ciamar a chuireas mi Gàidhlig air a sin?
How will … put …?How will I translate that into Gaelic?
Cia mheud a dh’ionnsaicheas …?Cia mheud a dh’ionnsaicheas cànan eile?
How many will learn …?How many (will) learn another language?
Nuair a bhruidhneas …Nuair a bhruidhneas an tidsear ris, bidh e toilichte.
When … will speak …When the teacher speaks (will speak) to him, he will be happy.
Ma chuireas …Ma chuireas mi ceist orra, gheibh mi freagairt anns a’ bhad.
If … will put …If I (will) ask them a question, I’ll get an answer right away.